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[Nixon awkwardly puts his arm around John Dean, his legal counsel] Richard M. Nixon:
John, I want you to get away from this madhouse, these reporters, and go up to Camp David for the weekend. And I want you to write up a report. I want you to put everything you know about Watergate in there. John Dean:
You want me to put it all in writing. Over my signature. Richard M. Nixon:
Well, nobody knows more about this thing than you do, John. The details, that stuff, I don't know about. [a pause] John Dean:
Sir, I'm not going to be the scapegoat for this. Haldeman and Ehrlichman are in just as deep as me
John, I want you to get away from this madhouse, these reporters, and go up to Camp David for the weekend. And I want you to write up a report. I want you to put everything you know about Watergate in there. John Dean:
You want me to put it all in writing. Over my signature. Richard M. Nixon:
Well, nobody knows more about this thing than you do, John. The details, that stuff, I don't know about. [a pause] John Dean:
Sir, I'm not going to be the scapegoat for this. Haldeman and Ehrlichman are in just as deep as me
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John I want you to get away from this madhouse
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I want these reporters
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I want you to go up to Camp David for the weekend and write up a report
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Put everything you know about Watergate in there and say
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Mr President here it all is OK
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You want me to put it all in writing over my signature
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Well uh nobody knows more about this thing than you do John
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You know the details That stuff I don't know But
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Sir I'm not going to be the scapegoat for this
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Haldeman and Ehrlichman are in it just as deep as I am
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Movie Summary
A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.
